1. Set an example. Show kids rather than tell them. The best learning comes from seeing what we do as adults, whether it’s organizing a bake sale or running a marathon to raise money to fight disease.

2. Give your kids hands-on experiences that are meaningful to them at different ages. Some giving is pretty abstract. A young child might not get the significance of contributing toward aid for tsunami victims, but they will get the idea of buying a chicken for a village in Africa.